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employment office

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noun

  1. Former names: employment exchange.   labour exchange.  any of a number of government offices established to collect and supply to the unemployed information about job vacancies and to employers information about availability of prospective workers See also Jobcentre

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The employment office also mentions that transportation will be provided, a new concern as “commuting” is normalized.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 19, 2025

A second person showed up and worked for part of the day before sustaining an injury and returning to the employment office to say he had gotten hurt on the job.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2025

In a statement Friday, Barnes said the building will have eight apartments of recovery housing, a recovery drop-in center, employment office and a bakery offering on-the-job training.

From Washington Times May 26, 2023

Then one day this spring the dad spent an excruciating hour stuck on hold while calling the state employment office; he finally slammed the phone down in frustration.

From New York Times May 29, 2021

To her mother's employment office came a gentleman who wished a companion for his old father and sister.

From Ten American Girls From History by Kate Dickinson Sweetser

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